My big brother was Big's brotherUsed to be Dame and Big's brotherWho was hip hop brotherWho was No I.D friendNo I.D My mentorNow let the story begin

Its the hard knock life tourSell out, picture us in the mallCopin iceberg and yell out JiggaYea that's what we would yell out, yell outYou know the name, do gotta spell out or tell boutJ a y an Ye so shyNow he won't even step to his idol to say hiStanding there like a mime and let the chance pass byBack of my mind he could change your lifeWith all these beats I did at least let him hear itAt least you could brag to your friends back at the gigBut he got me out my mama cribThen he help me get my mama a crib

Big brother was Big's BrotherUsed to be Dame and Big's BrotherWho was hip hop brother, who was No I.D friendNo I.D my mentor, now let the story beginLet the story beginIf you feel the way I feel why don't you wave your hands

Fresh off the plane I'm off to BaselineNothing handed out, I'm about to take mineAround the same time of that Blueprint 1And these beats in my pocket was that blueprint for himI'd play my little song in that old back roomHe would bob his head and say, damn, oh, that's youBut by The Black Album I was blacking outParty at S.O.B's and we had packed the crowdBig brother got his show up in Madison SquareAnd I'm like yea, yea we gonna be thereBut not only did I not get a chance to spit itCarleen told me I could buy two ticketsI guess big brother was thinking a little differentAnd kept little brother at bay, at a distanceBut everything I felt was more bogusOnly made me more focused, only wrote more potentOnly thing I wanna know is why I get looked overI guess ill understand when I get more olderBig brother saw me at the bottom of the totemNow I'm at the top and everybody on the scrotum

My big Brother was Big's brotherUsed to be Dame and Big's brother

Who was hip hops brotherWho was No I.D's friendNo I.D my mentor, now let the story beginBeginLet the story beginIf you feel the way I feel why don't you wave your hands

Have you ever walked in the shadow of a giantNot only a client, the presidito, Hola HovitoThe game getting foul, so here's a free throwI was always on the other side of the peep holeThen I dropped Jesus Walks now I'm on a steep holeAnd we knowNew jack city gotta keep my brotherBut to be number 1, I'm a beat my brotherOn that Diamonds remix I swore I'd spazThen my big brother came through and kicked my assSibling rivalry, only I could seeIt was the pride in me that was driving meAt the Grammys I said I inspired meBut my big brother who I always tried to beWhen I kick a flow it was like, pick and roll'Cause even if he gave me the rock, its give and goI guess Beanies style was more of a slam dunkAnd my shit was more like a finger rollbut I had them singles thoughAnd them hoes at the show gonna mingle yoY'all knowI told Jay I did a song with Cold PlayNext thing I know he got a song with Cold PlayBack in my mind I'm like damn, no wayTranslate españolNo way JoseThen I went and told J BrownShould of known that was gonna come back aroundShould of told you like a man, should of told you firstBut I told somebody else and that's what made shit worse

My big brother was Big's brotherSo here's a few words from your kid brotherIf you admire somebody you should go ahead and tell umPeople never get the flowers while they could still smell umA idol in my eyes, God of the gameHeart of the city, Rockafella chainNever be the same, never be anotherNumber 1 young Hov also my big brother

My big Brother was Bigs brotherUsed to be Dame and Bigs BrotherWho was hip hops brotherWho was No I.D's friendNo I.D my mentor, and that's where the story ends